Monday, February 13, 2006
Let us pause for a moment and give thanks for the First Amendment that, at least for now, makes the mere idea of this absurd.
Calgary Herald: Muslims may sue over cartoons - Images creating stress; publisher undeterred
Syed Soharwardy, president of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, said the cartoons have caused Muslims in Calgary, and worldwide, unnecessary stress and heartache.
"We are, on Monday, going to see lawyers. We will try to find out if there is a possibility to have a civil lawsuit. That's what we're going to explore," Soharwardy said Sunday.
"We see these cartoons as racist. We see these cartoons as hurtful, and we see these cartoons as against our religion. There has been damages towards the Muslim community for their losing their peace of mind, and creating stress on people's heart."...
I will begin to see Islam as a "religion of peace" when pals like this one tells the public, at least once:
"We see these Bin Laden's fatwas as fascistic. We see these press releases as hurtful, and we see these terrorist attacks as against our religion. There has been damages towards the Muslim community for their losing their peace of mind, and creating stress on people's heart."...
I vaguely remember a younger Ezra Levant, then a backroomer for the very conservative Reform Party of Canada, embarrassing himself over something, but I can't quite remember what. Hopefully, he's sharpened up with age and has intentionally provoked the law suit (or threat thereof) to score some points off of a community that has cried victim for the most egregious of reasons. Poking fun of a religious obsession is miles apart from racists denying the historically proven genocide against 6 million European Jews.